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Draft on Payday Rules Loses a Provision
Senator Bob Corker wants a proposed bank agency to be more lenient toward nonbank companies, but some advocates say that would hurt consumers.
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Israel Intends to Build Civilian Nuclear Plants
Israel, widely believed to have nuclear weapons and possessing no oil, said on Tuesday that it intended to develop civilian nuclear plants for energy.
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China and India to Join Copenhagen Climate Change Accord
The countries are the last two major economic powers to agree with the aims of the nonbinding agreement.
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After Victory Against Disney, Children’s Group Loses Its Lease
The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood was evicted after pressuring the Walt Disney Company into offering refunds to buyers of its Baby Einstein videos.
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Editor Is Fired After Criticizing Chinese Registration System
Zhang Hong’s dismissal is a fresh warning that journalists who challenge government policy too directly can face retribution.
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Parliamentary Hurdle Could Thwart Latest Health Care Overhaul Strategy
As Democrats considered potential maneuvers, business groups announced plans for a campaign to stop the legislation.
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Stocks and Bonds: Caution Rules as Wall Street Inches Forward
Investors remained reluctant to make significant moves without a clear sense of the recovery’s strength.
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Britain Debates Costs of Free Home Care for Elderly
Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s plan to provide free care for the growing elderly population faces opposition at a time of record deficits.
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Square Feet: Landlords Show Tepid Response to Hourly Electricity Rates
Only about 100 of 790 buildings that are eligible for hourly prices have opted for the Con Ed service.
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Madoff Victims Warned of Fake Web Site
The Securities Investor Protection Corporation issued a warning about a group masquerading as another investor protection group in an apparent attempt to lure victims of Bernard L. Madoff.
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Maker Drops Hip Device, Then Warns of Failures
DePuy Orthopaedics alerted doctors to a high early failure rate of its artificial hip after announcing it would phase out the device citing slow sales.
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Bank of America Plans to End Overdraft Fees on Debit Card Purchases
Customers who try to make purchases with their debit cards without enough money in their accounts will simply be declined.
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European Leaders Call for Crackdown on Derivatives
The multiple, and at times seemingly conflicted roles, of investment banks like Goldman Sachs have also drawn scrutiny.
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China February Exports Jump 45.7 Percent
BEIJING (AP) -- China's exports rose in February in a new sign of growing global demand that could help persuade officials to let the Chinese currency rise.
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LifeLock Settles With F.T.C. Over Deception Charges
The company, which claimed it could protect against identify theft, will pay $12 million and change its marketing campaign.
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Chevron Plans to Cut 2,000 Jobs
The oil giant also said that it would sell some of its overseas operations, like the Pembroke refinery in Wales..
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Demand for Lithium Is Poised to Take Off
As awareness spreads that lithium is an ingredient for hybrid cars, a hunt is under way for sources of the metal.
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Economic Scene: Wishing for a Health Care Plan That Cuts Costs
President Obama’s health reform plan is a mixed bag, but it may be the only program passed.
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Asia Markets Change Little as China’s Exports Surge
The region’s major indexes were largely mixed as Chinese exports soared nearly 46 percent in February from a year earlier.
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MGM Said to Be Considering an Arranged Bankruptcy
In such a move, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer would be taken over by its creditors in exchange for debt forgiveness, people briefed on the matter said.
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